ASTM A203 Steel vs. EN 1.4313 Stainless Steel
Both ASTM A203 steel and EN 1.4313 stainless steel are iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A203 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4313 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 22 to 26 | |
| 12 to 17 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 210 to 280 | |
| 340 to 510 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 76 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 330 to 370 | |
| 460 to 600 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 520 to 590 | |
| 750 to 1000 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 290 to 390 | |
| 580 to 910 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 280 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 410 | |
| 780 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1450 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1400 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 52 | |
| 25 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 10 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.4 to 7.6 | |
| 2.9 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.5 to 8.7 | |
| 3.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 3.2 to 4.0 | |
| 10 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.6 to 1.7 | |
| 2.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 21 to 23 | |
| 34 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 50 to 52 | |
| 110 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 110 to 120 | |
| 110 to 150 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 230 to 410 | |
| 870 to 2100 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 to 21 | |
| 27 to 36 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 to 20 | |
| 23 to 28 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 6.7 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 15 to 17 | |
| 27 to 36 |